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The number of people losing their jobs because of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to skyrocket at a record pace. Part of that number are those who are on “temporary layoff,”…
When you are unemployed, your life changes radically – professionally, psychologically and financially. Bills you paid regularly every month continue to come in, but your income has been severely compromised.…
Finding a job isn’t easy these days. We all know that. The Bureau of Labor Statistics shows the unemployment rate for May was 7.6 percent — a figure virtually unchanged…
College-educated women are catching up with men in the workforce, but many other women, especially single mothers, are facing great financial challenges, a new report shows. The Pew Research Center…
Looking for a job isn’t fun, even in the best of times. It’s a lot worse in the worst of times — times like these. While the national unemployment rate…
The longest unemployment lines in the history of the European Union are choking that continent’s economic recovery, but have had no noticeable effect in the United States. February unemployment reached…
In his recent State of the Union address, President Obama proposed raising the federal minimum wage from its current $7.25 an hour, a level where it has been stuck for…
With the advent of social media and an increasingly digital society, job hunting today isn’t just about writing cover letters and filing out the usual template-style resumes. Modern-day job hunting…
Society is constantly changing, and the professional world has been forced to adapt with it in order to keep up. Improvements in technology, changes in everyday interactions and rising living…
Minimum wage laws dictate the lowest hourly wages employers can pay their workers. Minimum wage in the United States currently stands at $7.25 per hour for most employees, but individual…